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This feels like the car market during COVID. In December Best Buy had a $1999 configuration of the M5 MacBook Pro on sale for $1749 and I scooped one up. Now

This feels like the car market during COVID. In December Best Buy had a $1999 configuration of the M5 MacBook Pro on sale for $1749 and I scooped one up. Now that model is $2199. I suspect I could sell the computer I've been using for 6 months at a profit, which is just bizarre. But then of course it would cost a lot if I wanted to replace it.

websap 3mo ago
Naaah, no way anyone buying that for profit
- rogerrogerr 3mo ago
  Why not?
- Danox 3mo ago
  Sounds like hope...
mcv 3mo ago
I just received my new MacBook yesterday. Today it's more than €700 more expensive than what I paid.
dgellow 3mo ago
Yep, I had the exact same (but in euros), also a discounted m5 in December. I feel pretty lucky with that timing, not that it benefits me in any way but that feels like getting one of the last ticket for a concert
- tempoponet 3mo ago
  I bought an irresponsible pile of homelab equipment in 24/25. Hard drives, SSD, memory, GPUs. I feel bad for people locked out right now, since it's become more interesting and important than ever. At the time it seemed wasteful, but I'm happy to report that I'm putting it all to use now.
base698 3mo ago
I was going to upgrade my M3 Max to an M5 Max with more RAM. The machine I priced out was $5400 yesterday and costs $7500 today.
- RulerOf 3mo ago
  I was looking at roughly the same, m5 max, 128G with 4T. It was ~$6000 out the door. The same config on their site is now $8000 before taxes and AppleCare. A couple weeks' notice would've been nice.
  - altano 3mo ago
    I bought exactly that, in 14", last April. Before tax, it was $5,853 and is now $7,849
- nocoiner 3mo ago
  Hello, fellow traveler on this particular boat.
duffyjp 3mo ago
In 2024 I bought a used (2021 era) Dell for $400 to use as my home server. Just the ram that it came with now routinely goes for $600 or more. I'd sell it, but then I wouldn't have a server... I did end up selling my best GPU, an RTX 4080. I had it for over three years and got ~80% of my money back. You mentioned the COVID car market. The dealer we bought our Prius from sent us a letter during COVID offering to buy our car back sight-unseen for more than we originally paid. I regret not taking that deal, but at the time you couldn't replace it so what choice did I have...

websap 3mo ago

Naaah, no way anyone buying that for profit

rogerrogerr 3mo ago
Why not?
Danox 3mo ago
Sounds like hope...

mcv 3mo ago

I just received my new MacBook yesterday. Today it's more than €700 more expensive than what I paid.

dgellow 3mo ago

Yep, I had the exact same (but in euros), also a discounted m5 in December. I feel pretty lucky with that timing, not that it benefits me in any way but that feels like getting one of the last ticket for a concert

tempoponet 3mo ago
I bought an irresponsible pile of homelab equipment in 24/25. Hard drives, SSD, memory, GPUs. I feel bad for people locked out right now, since it's become more interesting and important than ever. At the time it seemed wasteful, but I'm happy to report that I'm putting it all to use now.

base698 3mo ago

I was going to upgrade my M3 Max to an M5 Max with more RAM. The machine I priced out was $5400 yesterday and costs $7500 today.

RulerOf 3mo ago
I was looking at roughly the same, m5 max, 128G with 4T. It was ~$6000 out the door. The same config on their site is now $8000 before taxes and AppleCare. A couple weeks' notice would've been nice.
- altano 3mo ago
  I bought exactly that, in 14", last April. Before tax, it was $5,853 and is now $7,849
nocoiner 3mo ago
Hello, fellow traveler on this particular boat.

duffyjp 3mo ago

In 2024 I bought a used (2021 era) Dell for $400 to use as my home server. Just the ram that it came with now routinely goes for $600 or more. I'd sell it, but then I wouldn't have a server... I did end up selling my best GPU, an RTX 4080. I had it for over three years and got ~80% of my money back. You mentioned the COVID car market. The dealer we bought our Prius from sent us a letter during COVID offering to buy our car back sight-unseen for more than we originally paid. I regret not taking that deal, but at the time you couldn't replace it so what choice did I have...